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The
Sushumna Nadi is stuck to the spinal cord in
a twisted form from the bottom of the skull.
In addition, there are two portions not represented
by Chakras.These are :
1. The brain which is at
times called the seventh place and referred
to as Brahmarandaram.
2. The outer portion
above the centre of the skull is called Aakash.
The
six chakras are indicated in the attached diagram.
The last two without the Chakra are the concentrating
points. One has to travel through the six parts
before attaining the seventh and eighth place.
Raja Yoga - Part - III
In
the 18th century Saint Sadasiva Bramendrar practiced
this Yoga and wrote a separate book on Raja
Yoga. The title given by him was Shiva Yoga
Deepika. The physical body is meant for yogic
practice only. Through practice, the Yogi can
attain Gyana through yoga or the Gyani attains
Yoga through Gyana. This is the principle of
this book. After the attainment of this Yoga,
the result is elimination of "Sleshmam".
The effect of this on the physical is that it
can attain a permanence which means conquering
the Death. points. One has to travel through
the six parts before attaining the seventh and
eighth place.
The
book has sixteen instructions for practice.
They are associated with the Six Chakras in
Yogic Sastra. In the Raja Yoga, an imaginary
straight line starts from the end of the bottom
of the spinal cord moving upto the centre of
the skull, dividing the body into two equal
parts. This is called the Sushumna Nadi. This
portion from the spinal cord to the skull is
divided into six parts. These are named as follows
:
- Mooladhara
- Swadhistanam
- Manipoorakam
- Anahattam
- Visuddhi
- Agnya
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